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Intervista a Enzo Caffarelli, direttore editoriale, ma anche co-curatore e autore del Dizionario Enciclopedico delle Migrazioni Italiane nel Mondo, un’opera dedicata alla Grande Emigrazione italiana tra Otto e Novecento che l’ex presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano, nel suo saluto a …

“Pasquino, my man!” booms Tyrell. Once a sound engineer for Earth, Wind, and Fire, he now lives in the Parione district and works in the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The only city with more soul than Rome, he jokes, is …

The power of the Oscars is in their celebration not only of world famous actors, but also of all the amazing professionals who work behind the scene to make our beloved movies so real and credible. The sounds, effects, and …

If, after travelling to Milan, you have the feeling that you have visited more than one city at the same time, don’t consider yourself a fool. The capital of the Lombardy region is one of the richest in history, art …

Many years ago the famous British writer Elizabeth Bowen announced to her friends that she intended to write a travel book on Rome. They warned her that better writers than she had tried to write about Italy and failed. To …

With its distinctive upturned boat shape, smooth creaminess, and perfect combination of chocolate and hazelnut, Gianduiotto is immediately recognizable. This chocolate and hazelnut culinary creation has been a favorite for 150 years now, and the sweet treat has not faltered …

The Murano art of glass is known around all the world. Its history is fascinating and goes back to the 8th century when this art was first born in Venice. At the time Venice was a major trading port and …

Dear Readers, More February finds with an Italian connection: Mario Cuomo, the former three-term Governor of New York, who left us last month on the first day of our New Year, personified the Italian American immigrants “American Dream” come true. …

Recently, while commuting to work in New York City and walking through another snow pile of slush and ice in temperatures not above twenty degrees Fahrenheit, I found myself daydreaming about the warm and tranquil summers I would spend in …

“Oh, it’s not hard to die well. It’s hard to live well.” These are the famous words pronounced by the priest Don Pietro Pellegrini (played by Aldo Fabrizi) at the end of Roberto Rossellini’s “Roma città aperta” (“Rome Open City”), …